backpack for running

[sports_brah]

Looking to build up my stamina.

Any ideas for a good rucksack/bag that I can make progressively heavier? Looking to pay no more than £40 tops.

Thanks

 

[MrMoonX]

lol you dont need to carry extra weight, just do intervals or go further, adding weight will end in injury, plus carrying anything whilst running is generally uncomfortable, I can only just tolerate my nathan waist belt

 

[Name]

Id say go full on action man, get down to your local Army store, big camo rucksack, like those hench ones from Day-Z.

Fill it with bricks, away you go.

 

[jamesblade]

lol you dont need to carry extra weight, just do intervals or go further, adding weight will end in injury, plus carrying anything whilst running is generally uncomfortable, I can only just tolerate my nathan waist belt

Agreed, HIIT be better than carrying weight in a bergan.. Used to do a bit myself when I was younger, bags of sand in a backpack over 5 milers, hard graft and deffo better ways to get fit.

 

[KiwiTaff]

Id say go full on action man, get down to your local Army store, big camo rucksack, like those hench ones from Day-Z.

Fill it with bricks, away you go.

Perhaps this is over doing it!

I often go out whilst carrying a Bergen. It usually involves a mix between jogging and brisk walking.

When you're carrying a bag you need to make sure the weight is evenly distributed. The better way to go is perhaps to get a weighted vest. Though when / if you get a big bag just make sure it's packed properly.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Weighted vest would be a better idea IMO. As said above, you'll need to make sure the weight is evenly distributed otherwise you may regret it and bugger up your back.

 

[I_M_Weasel]

Don't run with weight, if you want an harder run, go uphills, or faster, or longer.

 

[platypus]

As I've found, lots of water containers are better than bricks: you can get rid of the water should you injure yourself and need to dump weight.